船

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ship

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chuán

セン

ふね、ふな-

선

Phonosemantic compound. 舟 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.

Components

舟 boat+ 㕣 a marsh at =

船 ship

舟 Meaning component

zhōu boat

boat, ship

㕣 Phonetic component

yǎn a marsh at

a marsh at the foot of the hills, (interchangeable 湢沇) name of a river

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

船

Regular

Modern

Chinese

船 [chuán]

boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiáo],艘[sōu],隻|只[zhī]

Japanese

船、舟、槽ふね同音

noun ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane (舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
noun tank; tub; vat; trough
n-sufcounter counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

船せん同音

n-suf ship; boat; vessel

Example Sentences

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彼らは船を岸に引き上げた。

They drew their boat on the beach.

Japanese Names

船ふな

Funa place name

船ふね

Fune female given namesurname

CHINESE WORDS (200)

船长 [chuánzhǎng] #1,868

captain (of a boat)

船长 [chuánzhǎng] #1,868

船员 [chuányuán] #5,122

sailor

船员 [chuányuán] #5,122

sailor

船票 [chuánpiào] #24,823

ship ticket

船舶 [chuánbó] #43,354

shipping

船只 [chuánzhī] #10,956

ship

船只 [chuánzhī] #10,956

ship

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JAPANESE WORDS (200)

balloon (toy or decoration)

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KOREAN WORDS (32)

우주선 #12,801

spaceship; spacecraft

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